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A review by lukerh01
She Gets the Girl by Alyson Derrick, Rachael Lippincott
4.0
She Gets the Girl follows two queer college girls who are trying to help each other in their respective relationships, but of course this leads to maybe something more between the two of them. It's fun, it's wholesome, and also impeccably human, and made me laugh out loud multiple times. The characters are both equally lovable and have their own respective issues at home to deal with that really added an unexpected layer of depth to this story. It was so clear the care both authors put into these characters without it feeling self-insert-y in any way which was fresh and exciting.
I do wish that the journey to the end was explored more. It felt like the first 80% of the book was this one journey and then both characters had "aha" moments in the last 15% that led us to the end. Had maybe one of these happened sooner it would've allowed more time to see how these characters dealt with that reality. However, understanding that this is in someway a true story about the authors, I can understand following the sequence of events based on reality versus what might be most structurally sound.
Overall, I had a really great time with this book, I didn't think that I'd be reaching for other books by this author because I think what drew me to this one was the "based on a true story" aspect, but after reading it I definitely have more of an interest in their other works.
**Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with an e-ARC of this book.**
I do wish that the journey to the end was explored more. It felt like the first 80% of the book was this one journey and then both characters had "aha" moments in the last 15% that led us to the end. Had maybe one of these happened sooner it would've allowed more time to see how these characters dealt with that reality. However, understanding that this is in someway a true story about the authors, I can understand following the sequence of events based on reality versus what might be most structurally sound.
Overall, I had a really great time with this book, I didn't think that I'd be reaching for other books by this author because I think what drew me to this one was the "based on a true story" aspect, but after reading it I definitely have more of an interest in their other works.
**Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with an e-ARC of this book.**